Sony HVR-HD1000 camcorder quality test - day low light.

Short version. Evening/overcast low light test. Camera indoors on 10x zoom. Manual mode. Upload to Premiere CS5 with Blackmagic Intensity Pro HDMI capture card, in 10bit Cineon/DPX mode: 4:2:2. Uploaded to Youtube as 4:2:2 'lossless' H264 in MP4 container. 1366 Xeon workstation with Windows 7 and RAID 0.

Notes:
Focus problems due to my poor camera skills.
Capture process de-interlaces 50i footage. Edit as 25p.
Camera is 1/2.9" single CMOS (Clearview) HDV with 43mm filter housing. Lens is servo unit.

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[TheLeboAussie]

does the auto focus work? how does it?

[wilsonnw]

@TheLeboAussie Yeah works fine, auto mode based on centre of frame object detection, or manual assigned to the front focus/accessory ring. You can also spot focus by tapping the viewfinder in SF mode.

[GILVANDO]

Hi, the final result is better than use encoding of the camcorder ? I´m look to one entry level camcorder with full hd output to hdmi. The DSLR dont give full HD to Live Viem, I guess.

[wilsonnw]

@GILVANDO The DV tape is 1440x1080 res, vs 1920x1080 when recorded directly to the HDMI or Comp. outputs. (but this means having the camera stationary - no good for outdoors)

As for the encoder - HDV is 25mb/s MPEG 2, so you get artifacts and blurred details when shooting in infinite focus (eg landscapes) - but with the Blackmagic, you can record up to 240mb/s. Plus, look up a Wiki page about 4:2:0 vs 4:2:2/4:4:4 color space for more info about the differences.

[12pieter34]

Hahaha YOU FAT BASTARD